Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov met Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan as well as president of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov in Istanbul.
The meeting took place at the soft opening of Istanbul’s new international airport, which Nurmagomedov was invited to. Nurmagomedov and Erdogan were pictured shaking hands while surrounded by dozens of onlookers, Bloody Elbow reported.
The UFC fighter posted the picture on his Instagram account with the caption: "Very nice to meet you."
